title: In-vitro activity of fluorinated quinolones and macrolides against drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: The increasing incidence of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis necessitates therapeutic alternatives. The in-vitro activities of seven fluoroquinolone and macrolide compounds were tested against 23 clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis, including 17 multidrug-resistant strains. Sparfloxacin was the most active fluoroquinolone, with MICs of < or = 1 mg/L for all tested strains, followed by levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. Trovafloxacin had no inhibitory activity at the concentrations tested. The MICs of the macrolides were generally higher, clarithromycin being the most active with MICs of < or = 8 mg/L for eight of the 23 strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hoffner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gezelius
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olsson-Liljequist
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D018942:Macrolides; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D018942:Macrolides